Shouting fire in a theater is not a freedom of speech issue. It's a property rights issue. The person doing that is defrauding the theater goers and owners.

Also, this came up in a case where some socialists were against the US entering world war 1. They were spreading some pamphlets in Yiddish and Oliver Wendell Holmes said that since the US doesn't have intentions to enter the war they're yelling fire where there is no fire and sent them to prison. The problem was that the US was planning on entering the war, so they were yelling fire where there was a fire.

Freedom of speech should be absolute. No limits.

Shouting fire in a theater is not a freedom of speech issue. It's a property rights issue. The person doing that is defrauding the theater goers and owners.

Also, this came up in a case where some socialists were against the US entering world war 1. They were spreading some pamphlets in Yiddish and Oliver Wendell Holmes said that since the US doesn't have intentions to enter the war they're yelling fire where there is no fire and sent them to prison. The problem was that the US was planning on entering the war, so they were telling fire where there was a fire.

Freedom of speech should be absolute. No limits.

Shouting fire in a theater is not a freedom of speech issue. It's a property rights issue. The person doing that is defrauding the theater goers and owners.

Also, this came up in a case where some socialists were against the US entering world war 1. They were spreading some pamphlets in Yiddish and Oliver Wendell Holmes said that since the US doesn't have intentions to enter the war they're telling fire where there is no fire and sent them to prison. The problem was that the US was planning on entering the war, so they were telling fire where there was a fire.

Freedom of speech should be abdolute. No limits.